Craft Circle 09/2024
The Craft in America Center has been holding a recurring Craft Circle gathering. This is a time to work on a smallish, hand-held project in community with others. Sessions will begin with a prompt as a jumping off point to inform the conversation and making, plus we will offer a curated selection of craft-art books and periodicals for inspiration. Bringing a note- or sketchbook is encouraged! Please bring a relatively mess-free project that doesn’t require a lot of clean up or water.
Free to all ages! Maximum of 15 attendees. Save your seat by emailing rsvp@craftinamerica.org.
Creative Perspectives with Ferne Jacobs
This small group workshop will be for anyone who has taken beginning fiber techniques previously. Those who have learned weaving and off-loom fiber techniques from other teachers are welcome. The intention is for students to be working on a piece of their choice or starting one from scratch. The group will discuss creative approaches for pushing the piece forward and each person will receive individual attention.
Ferne will work with students for the day, advancing the skills from various techniques the students have already learned. Basic technique will not be taught. Discussion and exploration of the creative process and development of forms will be the focus, expanding the technical knowledge already gained.
Students will provide their own materials.
The workshop fee is $125.00. Limit of 9 students.
Parking: Since most of the parking in the area has a two hour limit, the most convenient option is to pay to park at the Beverly Connection less than a block west on W. Third Street. Handicapped parking is available behind Freehand.
Papercut Workshop with Lorraine Bubar
Currently exhibiting artist, Lorraine Bubar will introduce the tradition of papercutting, presenting on the different ways cultures around the world approach this craft. Participants will begin by exploring concepts such as color, negative space, contrast, and symmetry and then apply their discoveries as they experiment with cutting provided papers. The aim will be to incorporate personal imagery and inspiration into a more developed piece that can be completed at home.
Students provide: X-acto knife and blades, black Sharpie, White-out, and self-healing cutting mat (or sturdy cardboard sheet).
Workshop fee: $75, includes paper and adhesive.
Parking: Since most of the parking in the area has a two hour limit, the most convenient option is to pay to park at the Beverly Connection less than a block west on W. Third Street. Handicapped parking is available behind Freehand.
Beadwoven Ropes with Mara Colecchia
This workshop teaches the creation of playful beaded ropes that can be worn like lariat necklaces, knotted on one’s décolleté. Colecchia will demonstrate three specific tubular weaving techniques: Chenille, Peyote and Cubic Right Angle, as well as how to transition from one to another. Colecchia will discuss her beading style, showcasing different types of lariats, to stimulate a creative and personal approach to the classic beaded rope.
Students will complete their work at home, with the help of the printed instructions provided by instructor.
Some experience required: Basic beading or stitching skills are required and advanced beginners are welcome.
Workshop fee is $160 and includes all materials.
Born and raised in Italy, Mara Colecchia (Maracole Bijoux) graduated in Rome with a specialization in Drawing Animation and game design from IED. She worked in the animation industry till 2008, when she took the chance to relocate to Los Angeles, with the aim to consolidate her career in children’s entertainment. Instead, she started making visual art and exhibiting her work in local galleries, specializing in Pop Surrealism. Colecchia experimented with many mediums until she discovered seed beads. Since 2019, Maracole Bijoux, a line of high end handwoven jewelry, is her main endeavor. She has exhibited her work at The Smithsonian’s Craft Show and her collections have been featured in magazines dedicated to art and fashion.
Workshop fee is $160 and includes all materials
Parking: Since most of the parking in the area has a two hour limit, the most convenient option is to pay to park at the Beverly Connection less than a block west on W. Third Street. Handicapped parking is available behind Freehand.
Frame Loom Weaving with Lesley Kice-Nishigawara
Learn how to weave on a frame loom, a small portable way to weave. The frame loom is used by artist Sheila Hicks to create her small Minime weavings. This workshop will take participants through the process of weaving on a frame loom including setting up the loom (warping), weaving with a tapestry technique to create images and/or patterns, and finishing a weaving.
Looms and tools for weaving are included in the price, participants can bring home a loom with them after the workshop. Yarn will be available to use although participants are encouraged to bring unconventional materials to weave with also. Students will need to bring their own scissors. Open to those 14 years of age and older. Workshop fee is $150.
Parking: Since most of the parking in the area has a two hour limit, the most convenient option is to pay to park at the Beverly Connection less than a block west on W. Third Street. Handicapped parking is available behind Freehand.
Craft Circle 08/2024
The Craft in America Center has been holding a recurring Craft Circle gathering. This is a time to work on a smallish, hand-held project in community with others. Sessions will begin with a prompt as a jumping off point to inform the conversation and making, plus we will offer a curated selection of craft-art books and periodicals for inspiration. Bringing a note- or sketchbook is encouraged! Please bring a relatively mess-free project that doesn’t require a lot of clean up or water.
Free to all ages! Maximum of 15 attendees. Save your seat by emailing rsvp@craftinamerica.org.
CRAFT STORY TIME
The Craft in America Center invites families and their young ones (ages 2-7) to our newest family activity program: CRAFT STORY TIME! Craft in America’s school programmer and Center librarian, Sam, will guide us through Jeannie Baker’s experimentally-bound book: “Mirror” (pictured below)
Come and join this free, art-based event! We’ll have fun conversations about craft art and guided creative activities for youngsters and families in our gallery.
This session, attendees will enjoy–
- Looking, listening, and sharing about how artists craft their books
- Learning more about craft art, from the page to the gallery!
- Engaging in visual-storytelling & motor-movement activities
- The chance to partake in a gallery scavenger hunt & coloring station
Stay tuned for more about our next CRAFT STORY TIME session. For more information about K-12 school programming and educational resources, please email center@craftinamerica.org
Creative Perspectives with Ferne Jacobs
This small group workshop will be for anyone who has taken beginning fiber techniques previously. Those who have learned weaving and off-loom fiber techniques from other teachers are welcome. The intention is for students to be working on a piece of their choice or starting one from scratch. The group will discuss creative approaches for pushing the piece forward and each person will receive individual attention.
Ferne will work with students for the day, advancing the skills from various techniques the students have already learned. Basic technique will not be taught. Discussion and exploration of the creative process and development of forms will be the focus, expanding the technical knowledge already gained.
Students will provide their own materials.
The workshop fee is $125.00. Limit of 9 students.
Parking: Since most of the parking in the area has a two hour limit, the most convenient option is to pay to park at the Beverly Connection less than a block west on W. Third Street. Handicapped parking is available behind Freehand.
Craft Circle 07/2024
The Craft in America Center has been holding a recurring Craft Circle gathering. This is a time to work on a smallish, hand-held project in community with others. Sessions will begin with a prompt as a jumping off point to inform the conversation and making, plus we will offer a curated selection of craft-art books and periodicals for inspiration. Bringing a note- or sketchbook is encouraged! Please bring a relatively mess-free project that doesn’t require a lot of clean up or water.
Free to all ages! Maximum of 15 attendees. Save your seat by emailing rsvp@craftinamerica.org.
Craft Circle 06/2024
The Craft in America Center is launching a recurring Craft Circle gathering. This is a time to work on a smallish, hand-held project in community with others. Sessions will begin with a prompt as a jumping off point to inform the conversation and making, plus we will offer a curated selection of craft-art books and periodicals for inspiration. Bringing a note- or sketchbook is encouraged! Please bring a relatively mess-free project that doesn’t require a lot of clean up or water.
Free to all ages! Maximum of 15 attendees. Save your seat by emailing rsvp@craftinamerica.org.